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单词 strawflower
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strawflower

[ straw-flou-er ]
/ ˈstrɔˌflaʊ ər /

noun

any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
Also called cornflower. a bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora, of the lily family, having yellow flowers.

Origin of strawflower

First recorded in 1920–25; straw + flower

Words nearby strawflower

strawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawboard, straw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite, straw mushroom
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British Dictionary definitions for strawflower

strawflower
/ (ˈstrɔːˌflaʊə) /

noun

an Australian plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, in which the coloured bracts retain their colour when the plant is dried: family Asteraceae (composites)See also immortelle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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